Lane Stadium sits empty with an hour until the scheduled kickoff time due to storms before the game. (Mark Umansky/TheKeyPlay.com)

Donovan Riley (middle) gets the rest of the defensive backs fired up before kickoff. (Mark Umansky/TheKeyPlay.com)

Greg Jones huddles up with the rest of the Hokies before kickoff. (Mark Umansky/TheKeyPlay.com)

QB Brenden Motley walks towards the sidelines after a brief moment of prayer after warmups. (Mark Umansky/TheKeyPlay.com)

ROV Terrell Edmunds matches up with NC State's Pharoah McKever. (Mark Umansky/TheKeyPlay.com)

Rain doesn't stop some students from painting up in the North endzone stands. (Mark Umansky/TheKeyPlay.com)

Travon McMilian runs with the ball in the first half. (Mark Umansky/TheKeyPlay.com)

Deon Clarke and Dadi Nicolas celebrate a tackle for loss. (Mark Umansky/TheKeyPlay.com)

A malfunction in a water supply adds to an already soggy evening behind NC State's bench. (Mark Umansky/TheKeyPlay.com)

The High Techs perform for the crowd during a break in the action. (Mark Umansky/TheKeyPlay.com)

Adonis Alexander (36) tackles NC State's Matthew Dayes. (Mark Umansky/TheKeyPlay.com)

Yosuah Niiman (69) talks with the rest of the offensive line while the defense is on the field. (Mark Umansky/TheKeyPlay.com)

Injured QB Michael Brewer (center) speaks with current starting QB Brenden Motley (9) after the offense struggled in the first quarter. (Mark Umansky/TheKeyPlay.com)

Ken Ekanem (4) battles NC State's Jaylen Samuels as he tries to get to the football. (Mark Umansky/TheKeyPlay.com)

Isaiah Ford looks back for one of his three touchdown catches in the second quarter. (Mark Umansky/TheKeyPlay.com)

Joey Slye (46) kicks one of several extra points for the Hokies during the evening. (Mark Umansky/TheKeyPlay.com)

Dadi Nicolas (90) rushes NC State quarterback Jacoby Brissett. (Mark Umansky/TheKeyPlay.com)

Isaiah Ford (1) celebrates his second touchdown catch of the second quarter. (Mark Umansky/TheKeyPlay.com)

Members of the Marching Virginians pose for a photo on the sidelines moments before their halftime show began. (Mark Umansky/TheKeyPlay.com)

Assistant coach Shane Beamer (left) speaks with Head Coach Frank Beamer (right) during a break in the action. (Mark Umansky/TheKeyPlay.com)

Travon McMilian runs hard with the ball in the third quarter. (Mark Umansky/TheKeyPlay.com)

The Hokies punt block unit lines up on an NC State punt. (Mark Umansky/TheKeyPlay.com)

Tuba players from the Marching Virginians and the Highty Tighties perform the Hokie Pokie at the end of the 3rd quarter. (Mark Umansky/TheKeyPlay.com)

NC State's offense huddles up to try and work their way back into the game late. (Mark Umansky/TheKeyPlay.com)

RB Travon McMilian (34) leaps over OL Wyatt Teller (57) pancaking a NC State defender to break a long touchdown run in the 4th quarter. (Mark Umansky/TheKeyPlay.com)

Travon McMilian leaps into the endzone to put the Hokies up 28-13 in the 4th quarter. (Mark Umansky/TheKeyPlay.com)

Deon Clarke tries to bat down a pass by NC State's Jacoby Brissett late in the 4th. (Mark Umansky/TheKeyPlay.com)

Ken Ekanem (4) continues the 4th quarter harassment of NC State QB Jacoby Brissett. (Mark Umansky/TheKeyPlay.com)

Virginia Tech Head Coach Frank Beamer (left) and NC State Head Coach Dave Doeren (right) shake hands after the final whistle. (Mark Umansky/TheKeyPlay.com)

Greg Jones (29), Ken Ekanem (4) and Jonathan McLaughlin (71) pose in front of the post-game fireworks. (Mark Umansky/TheKeyPlay.com)

Head Coach Frank Beamer speaks with ESPN after the game. (Mark Umansky/TheKeyPlay.com)

Winning QB Brenden Motley is all smiles as he is interviewed for ESPN post-game. The Hokies won 28-13. (Mark Umansky/TheKeyPlay.com)